Converse is a support desk focused premium Vanilla Forum theme.By combining Converse with the free Vanilla Forums platform you can have your own simple, customized support forum set up and running for just $15!This theme takes the (free) standard installation of Vanilla Forums and give it a visual boost, focusing on improving the layout when used as a support forum.Key FeaturesStatus TaggingWe’ve enhanced tagging so that you can specify the ‘Support Status’ tags you require, then use these as visual flags, allowing all users to quickly see the status of a support request.The theme comes with 3 support status flags enabled.

- New

- Pending

- Resolved

- Non-assigned requests showing as ‘Uncategorized’

But these status flags are completely customizable – you can easily add, change and remove them so that they best represent the way your support system works.CSS LessWe’ve also employed Less CSS to make changing the default Converse colors a breeze. This allows you to quickly customize this theme to suit your organization’s brand.Easy installationConverse is simple to install and detailed documentation is included so non-web developers are guided through all install/customize process as well.The required plugins are also included, to get you up and running as quickly as possible.

- CSS Less – enables client side processing of Less CSS files if required

- ConverseTagging – a custom version of the default Tagging plugin that enables support tags

Embed customizableUse the Embed Vanilla plugin to pull your Converse support forum directly into your WordPress, Blogger or any other site. Converse’s customization options allow you to easily blend the theme to match your site’s colors for seamless integration. (Note, this is a fixed width theme but the CSS can be customized to fit into most embed situations.)Vanilla Forums is full of great featuresBy choosing Vanilla Forums for your forum needs you get to make the most of.

- Vanilla’s powerful API

- Vanilla Social Connect for simple logins

- Vanilla mobile

- File upload

..and much more! This is a premium theme that we’ve spent many hours crafting. We hope you enjoy it!

1.3----------------------------- Update for version 2.0.18.4!- Various minor CSS fixes1.2----------------------------- Update for version 2.0.18.1!- Now includes files for both versions 2.0.17.1 and 2.0.18.1- General bug fixes.1.1----------------------------- Fixed long header overlapping submenu bug.- Added capacity to hide the 'Status' column - see documentation.1.0----------------------------- Original version